It's a fascinating collection that captures the great vocalist at the start of his album career,

Tony Bennett was one of the great male vocalists to come to fore in the post-war era, in his case in the early 1950s, and he enjoyed a hugely prolific and successful career as a hit singles artist, with more than 70 hits to his name across three decades (see Tony Bennett 'The Singles Collection 1951-62', Acrobat ACTRCD9062). However, with the advent of the long-playing album during the 1950s, he built a reputation as a prolific and popular album artist, recording over 60 studio albums plus 'live' and compilation albums. His uniquely adaptable and unmistakeable voice enabled him to perform in different styles and address various concepts, while recording in a variety of orchestral, small band and jazz environments. This 51-track 2-CD collection comprises just about all the titles from his albums 'Cloud 7', 'Alone At Last', 'Tony', 'The Beat Of My Heart' and 'Long Ago And Far Away', from the early years of his album career (his only previous album was a collection of titles from singles). On two of the albums he performs with a small modern jazz group, while on the others he is accompanied by orchestras arranged and conducted by Percy Faithand Stan De Vol. It's a fascinating collection that captures the great vocalist at the start of his album career, and, as with any Tony Bennett set, it's an enjoyable showcase for his uniquely distinctive talent.

Track Listing

Disc 1:

• I Fall In Love Too Easily
• My Baby Just Cares For Me
• My Heart Tells Me
• Old Devil Moon
• Love Letters
• My Reverie
• Give Me The Simple Life
• While The Music Plays On
• I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
• Darn That Dream
• Sing You Sinners
• Somewhere Along The Way
• Since My Love Has Gone
• Stranger In Paradise
• Here In My Heart
• Please Driver (Once Around The Park Again)
• It Had To Be You
• You Can Depend On Me
• I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So
• Taking A Chance On Love
• These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
• I Can't Give You Anything But Love
• Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
• I'll Be Seeing You

Disc 2:

• Always
• Love Walked In
• Lost In The Stars
• Without A Song
• Let's Begin
• Lullaby Of Broadway
• Let There Be Love
• Love For Sale
• Army Air Corps Song
• Crazy Rhythm
• The Beat Of My Heart
• So Beats My Heart For You
• Blues In The Night
• Lazy Afternoon
• Let's Face The Music And Dance
• Just One Of Those Thing
• It Could Happen To You
• Every Time We Say Goodbye
• Long Ago (And Far Away)
• It Amazes Me
• The Way You Look Tonight
• Be Careful, It's My Heart
• My Foolish Heart
• Time After Time
• Fools Rush In
• A Cottage For Sale
• Blue Moon

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Adult Contemporary/MOR

Language: English

Run Time: 142 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 10/09/26

UPC: 824046361228